NEWS & EVENTS
EVENTS
DECEMBER 2025
Author Meet & Greet at Vine & Oak
Fri., Dec. 6, 2025, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, 69 Martin St, Madison, AL 35758
No registration required. Come as you are!
Author Meet & Greet at Beer Hogs
Wed., Dec. 3, 2025, 6 pm CST, 130 Plaza Blvd, Madison, AL 35758
Hosted by Madison Public Library
No registration required. Come as you are!
NOVEMBER 2025
Louisiana Book Festival
Sat., Nov. 1, 2025, State Library of Louisiana, 701 North 4th Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Link: https://www.louisianabookfestival.org/ or CLICK HERE for more details.
SEPTEMBER 2025
The Thriller Troop Book Club
Online Author Chat will be held live at Bouchercon Conference!
September 5, 2025, 12 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST
JOIN THE CLUB! It's free!
Bouchercon Conference
Wed.-Sun, Sept. 3-7
Panelist, Marriott Hotel, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
Link: https://www.bouchercon2025.com/
Thacker Mountain Radio Hour/Square Books
Thurs, Sept. 18, 6pm CT, The Powerhouse, 413 S 14th Street, Oxford, MS 38655
Link: https://squarebooks.com/event/2025-09-18/daco-auffenorde-medici-curse
AUGUST 2025
The Thriller Troop Book Club
The Medici Curse is the August Book Club Pick
Online Author Chat September 5, 2025, Noon to 1:00 p.m. CST
The Pear Tree Shop
Fri., August 8, Book Club Zoom, East Liverpool, OH
Author Book Signing at Harrison Brothers Hardware
Sat., Aug. 9, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, 124 South Side Square, Huntsville, AL 35801
Global Girls Online Book Club's Author of the Day
Tues., August 26, all day, Facebook Group.
Online Mystery/Thriller Panel with Lee Brukowski
Thurs., Aug 28, 2025, 1:00 pm EST, Panelist: Daco Auffenorde, Isabella Maldonado, Mailan Doquang, Kiara Rouda, Elise Hart Kipness, On Steamyard.
JULY 2025
Ticketed Event: Launch Event Snail on the Wall Bookstore
Tues., July 1, 6:00 pm, 816 Wellman Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35801
Link: https://snailonthewall.com/event/2025-07-01/book-launch-daco-auffenorde-medici-curse
July 3rd Appearance on FOX/WALA/Channel 10's STUDIO 10 morning show with host Chelsey Sayasane. Later posted: "The Medici Curse Book Launch at The Haunted Book Shop," by Joe Emer.
Ticketed Event: The Haunted Bookshop
Thurs., July 3, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, , 9 S. Joachim St., Mobile, AL 36602
Link: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/
Signing at Page & Palette Bookstore
Sat., July 5, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, 32 South Section Street, Fairhope, AL, 36532
Link: https://www.pageandpalette.com/
July 8th Appearance on WAFF Channel 48's Tennessee Valley Living with morning show host Payton Walker. Later posted: "Unlocking the Medici Curse, A New Gothic Thriller Written by a Local Author," by Jocelyn Claborn.
Authors on the Air Podcast with James L'Etoile, CrimeWriter
Fri., July 11, 12:00-1:00 CST
Event at Blue Apple Books
Sat., July 12, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, , 14 Main Street, Suite B&C, Madison, AL
Link: https://shopsouthandpine.com/products/the-medici-curse-by-daco-auffenorde
Ticketed Event: Page Pairing Event at Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers
Thurs., July 17, 7:30 pm, 149 E. Magnolia Ave., Suite A, Auburn, AL
Link: https://auburnoilbooksellers.com/
Author Event Downtown Huntsville Public Library
Fri., July 21, 6:00 pm, 915 Monroe St., Huntsville, AL 35801
Ticketed Event: Court Street Books
Tues., July 22, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, 610 S Court Street, Florence, Alabama 3563
Link: https://www.courtstreetbooks.com/
Author Event/Book Signing at The Wine Cellar
Wed., July 30, 6:00 pm, 2304 Whitesburg Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801
Thrills and Kills Event sponsored by Sweet Home Books
107 E Bridge St, Wetumpka, AL 36092 (RESCHEDULED, date coming soon.)
JUNE 2025
DPL's 2025 Readers & Writers Jubilee
Sat., June 14, 11am-4pm, Decatur, AL
ThrillerFest 2025
Wed., June 18-22, Fri., New York, New York, New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
June 20, 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Conference Panelist: UNPREDICTABLE, UNASSUMING OR UNEXPECTED? Types of Antagonists
Signing: 5:40 pm - 6:00 pm
NEWSLETTERS
- August 26, 2025: "Press Play"
- August 5, 2025: "She's got legs!"
- July 1, 2025: "Don't Touch That Dial!"
- July 1, 2025: "Let's celebrate! It's LAUNCH DAY for The Medici Curse, and that means Tuscan Chocolate Cake is on the menu!"
- June 8, 2025: "Why We Love to be Terrified"
- May 6, 2025: "Curiosity's Darker Alleys"
- April 2, 2025: "MEDICI: The Immortal Bloodline"
- March 4, 2025: "Were the Medici Cursed?"
NEWS & ARTICLES
The Oxford Eagle, "From Tuscany to Oxford: Gothic thriller, live music headlined Thacker," by Bradford Perkins, September 30, 2025, https://oxfordeagle.com/2025/09/30/from-tuscany-to-oxford-gothic-thriller-and-live-music-headline-thacker-thursday/
The Big Thrill, Behind the Covers, The Inside Scoop: "Changing Lanes, Blending genres using supernatural elements, Part 2," September 15, 2025, https://www.thebigthrill.org/2025/09/changing-lanes/
The Big Thrill, Behind the Covers, The Inside Scoop: "Where the dark things lurk, Blending genres using supernatural elements, Part 1," September 4, 2025, https://www.thebigthrill.org/2025/09/where-the-dark-things-lurk/
The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University: "Page Pairings: Sharing sips and stories at Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers," Feature article in Lifestyle by Jennifer Santiago, July 21, 2025, https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2025/07/page-pairings-sharing-sips-and-stories-at-auburn-oil-co-booksellers
"All the New Horror, Romantasy, and Other SFF Crossover Books Arriving in July 2025," Reactor, Jul 7, 2025, reactormag.com, https://reactormag.com/new-sff-crossover-books-july-2025/
The Intrigue of Family Curses: How Supernatural Elements Elevate Crime Fiction," Writers Digest, July 3, 2025, https://www.writersdigest.com/the-intrigue-of-family-curses-how-supernatural-elements-elevate-crime-fiction
Gothic Thriller and Crime Fiction: Blending the Dark and the Dangerous," Novel Suspects, July 2025, https://www.novelsuspects.com/author-essay/gothic-thriller-and-crime-fiction-blending-the-dark-and-the-dangerous/
"'Indoor season' perfect for bookworms," Lagniappe Online by Kevin Lee, July 2, 2025, lagniappemobile.com
"Claire Matturro interviews Daco S. Auffenorde, author of "The Medici Curse," Southern Literary Review, July 2, 2025, https://southernlitreview.com/authors/claire-matturro-interviews-daco-s-auffenorde-author-of-the-medici-curse.htm
Novels Alive on The Medici Curse by Amy Wilson, https://novelsalive.com/2025/07/01/4-5-star-review-the-medici-curse-by-daco-s-auffenorde/
"The Haunting Influence of Setting, and An Old Villa in Tuscany, Daco S. Auffenorde on the silent puppeteer of gothic fiction," CrimeReads, July 1, 2025, https://crimereads.com/the-haunting-influence-of-setting-and-an-old-villa-in-tuscany/
"How Modern Research and Fiction Illuminate Family Legacy," Booktrib., July 1, 2025, https://booktrib.com/2025/07/01/how-modern-research-and-fiction-illuminate-family-legacy/
"The Medici Curse" by Daco S. Auffenorde," reviewed by Donna Meredith, Southern Literary Review, July 1, 2025, https://southernlitreview.com/reviews/the-medici-curse-by-daco-s-auffenorde.htm
Claire Considers: The Medici Curse, Well Read Magazine, July 1 2025, https://wellreadmagazine.com/
"Five New Books Coming Out This Week," CrimeReads, June 30, 2025, https://crimereads.com/5-new-books-coming-out-this-week-june-30-2025/
What Is That Book About, Spotlight: The Medici Curse by Daco S. Auffenorde, June 30, 2025, https://www.whatisthatbookabout.com/promos/2025/6/3/spotlight-the-medici-curse-by-daco-s-auffenorde
Alabama Writers Forum on The Medici Curse by Edward Journey, a retired university professor and theatre professional, July 1, 2025, https://writersforum.org/the-medici-curse/
"Snail on the Wall Hosting Book Launch for Local Huntsville Author," Huntsville Magazine, Feature article by Courtney Scott, June 27, 2025, https://huntsvillemagazine.com/snail-on-the-wall-hosting-book-launch-for-local-huntsville-author/
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"'Cover Your Tracks' by Daco Auffenorde," NPR, Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra, December 10, 2021 and encore performance on September 8, 2023, https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/show/readers-corner/2021-12-17/cover-your-tracks-by-daco-auffenorde
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"Haunted by a Past She Can't Recall," by Rebecca Fields, ITW's The Big Thrill, Up Close, August 31, 2022, https://www.thebigthrill.org/2022/08/up-close-daco-s-auffenorde/
"The Anatomy of a Thriller," The Strand Magazine, April 28, 2022, https://strandmag.com/the-anatomy-of-a-thriller/
"Daco S. Auffenorde's Star is Rising After Breakout Thriller "Cover Your Tracks,"" by Judy Moreno, BookTrib, February 7, 2022
BookTrib's Book Club Network, February 2022 Selections
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"Episode 111 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Daco Auffenorde," with Ron Sykstus, June 28, 2021, https://www.bondnbotes.com/podcast/episode-111-next-lawyer-ron-sykstus-featuring-daco-auffenorde
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Manhattan Book Review on Cover Your Tracks, October 2020, https://manhattanbookreview.com/product/cover-your-tracks-a-novel/
Publishers Weekly on Cover Your Tracks, October 2020, https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781684425501
Interview with Hasty Book List, October 21, 2020, https://www.hastybooklist.com/blog/author-interview-daco-s-auffenorde
Suspense Magazine, Best of 2020, Winter 2020, award and interview, https://suspensemagazine.com/blog2/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Suspense-Magazine-Winter-2020.pdf
"Love, Hate, and the Devastating Power of Nature," ITW's The Big Thrill, Up Close, October 31, 2020, https://www.thebigthrill.org/2020/10/up-close-daco-auffenorde/
"The Dark Legacy of American's Deadliest Train Wreck," CrimeReads, October 21, 2020, https://crimereads.com/the-dark-legacy-of-americas-deadliest-train-wreck/
Books Series in Order, Daco S. Auffenorde Books in Order, https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/daco-s-auffenorde/
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"Rolling. Speed. Action. Cut! ... Darn, Take Two! Rewriting and the Zen of Film," Killer Nashville Blog, November 19, 2014
"Romancing the Attorney," by Daco, USA Today, April 23, 2014
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"ePublishers and Agents: Do I go it alone?" by Daco, June Quarterly, The Florida Writer, 2013
ITW, Thriller Roundtable discussion: "Is epublishing changing the world of thrillers? And, if so, how?" Monday-Sunday, June 17-23, 2013
"BAKE A PIE, MAKE A SETTING: the right ingredients make a delectable story," by Daco, Just Romantic Suspense, Sunday/Monday, May 19-20, 2013
"CREATING A SUCCESSFUL SETTING IS A LOT LIKE BAKING A CAKE: the right ingredients make a delectable story, the wrong ones may cause the story to fail," by Daco, Robyn Neeley's Batter up! Talking Setting with Daco, May 13, 2013
Guest on StarTalk with Neil Degrasse Tyson, April 20-21, 2013
"What's new in suspense and inspirational romance," by Joyce Lamb of USA Today listed The Libra Affair in April 10, 2013 column
"What's in a code?" by Daco, Just Romantic Suspense, April 7, 2013
"What's in a name?" by Daco, Romance at Random R@R, April 6, 2013
"Character Development: Conceiving Jordan Jakes," by Daco, Editors Blog Spot for Crimson Romance, April 1, 2013
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